Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
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Tag: creation
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Lesson 2: What the Torah Says About the Sabbath
Read MORE: Lesson 2: What the Torah Says About the SabbathOur project is seeking ways to observe the Sabbath Way of life in our technological society. Let’s begin by looking at the two versions found in the Ten Commandments. Respected scholars claim we should regard these as teachings or guidelines…
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Lesson 10: Faith, Hope, & Love
Read MORE: Lesson 10: Faith, Hope, & LoveOne of the biggest dilemmas in our time is deciding what we should be doing. Science shows us what is going on, but not what should be changed. The present gridlock in government only reflects how much our society cannot…
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Lesson 9: Incarnation
Read MORE: Lesson 9: IncarnationAfter looking at the creation stories where Nature is declared “good,” then Visions of Hope where redemption includes the restoration of the proper relationship between God, humans, and Nature, and Torah Law that describes how we should be treating Nature;…
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Lesson 8: Visions of Hope
Read MORE: Lesson 8: Visions of HopeIt is not only the ancient Torah Law that teaches us to respect Nature. Biblical visions of hope picture God, humans, and Nature in perfect harmony when God redeems his creation. If that is the way things will be, then…
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Lesson 7: Torah Law
Read MORE: Lesson 7: Torah LawI have been surprised that so many responses to this series on Nature refer emotionally to climate change. They argue either that we are not following the data or that we do not have any conclusive data presently. None of…
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Lesson 4: Evolution
Read MORE: Lesson 4: EvolutionI don’t seem to hear preachers or politicians talk about a seven-day creation of the universe in recent years. Instead, fundamentalists have turned to evolution. They insist the Genesis picture demands God creates fully-developed species, clearly separated from one another.…
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Lesson 3: The Universe
Read MORE: Lesson 3: The UniverseSome think the vastness and seemingly indifference of the universe challenges Christian teachings about God’s concern for humanity and our infinitesimally tiny earth. They accuse us of imposing the meaning we want on the totally materialistic world. In fact, they…
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Lesson 2: Beginning Insights
Read MORE: Lesson 2: Beginning InsightsIt’s helpful to remind ourselves that Nature can be defined from different perspectives (e.g. as universe, world, or creation). We can talk of the universe, my world, and God’s creation. Each use different language types. The scientific speaks of vast…
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Lesson 2: Who Is God? (John 1)
Read MORE: Lesson 2: Who Is God? (John 1)What is John up to? Seems to me he is tackling perhaps the most difficult problem of Christianity: how to explain what it means to proclaim a human being is God. There is no way you can convey how he…
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Lesson 3: Creation Now
Read MORE: Lesson 3: Creation NowI’ve been trying to get beyond the public Christian discussion about creation to what the Bible really says. Quite frankly, I think most of that debate consciously or unconsciously tries to divert us from central biblical teachings. We attack the…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!